Been looking for some sort of forum for The Specials and finally found one, I am the only person I know bar my parents that love The Specials and wanted to be around like minded people, kind of a shy loner loser here

Doesn't look like many people post here any more but hello all the same

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:08 am

edtaylor007Ska Face

Joined: 07 Jan 2009Posts: 101
Location: Loughton

Post subject:

How do & welcome on board.
There is facebook page too.

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:13 am

chemodeToo Hot

Joined: 29 Dec 2008Posts: 2006
Location: Area 7

Post subject: Re: Hi =]

purplehearts wrote:

Hiya

Been looking for some sort of forum for The Specials and finally found one, I am the only person I know bar my parents that love The Specials and wanted to be around like minded people, kind of a shy loner loser here

Doesn't look like many people post here any more but hello all the same

We're all shy, lonely losers here too... but the hardcore amongst us still post fairly regularly... so welcome aboard!! _________________I got one art "O" level, it did nothing for me !!

I did not mean to interpret anyone here is a loser loner but yay for regular posting, I'm glad there even is a forum.

Thank you all for being so sweet, so how are we?

I'm not on facebook (maybe the only person) but thank you for letting me know, I'll definitely check it out though.

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:41 pm

kennybaconSpecial

Joined: 04 May 2009Posts: 833
Location: Barrow

Post subject:

welcome on board purpleheart, there are a few people on here who aren't on facebook (me for one) - this forum is about as far as I go with the social networking thing_________________Bernie Rhodes Knows - Dont Argue

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:32 pm

HalfySpecial

Joined: 31 Aug 2008Posts: 598
Location: Kent

Post subject:

kennybacon wrote:

welcome on board purpleheart, there are a few people on here who aren't on facebook (me for one) - this forum is about as far as I go with the social networking thing

Me too.

And a warm welcome Puplehearts _________________"Call it - Heads or tales"

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:56 am

purpleheartsRudie

Joined: 04 Aug 2014Posts: 5
Location: United Kingdom

Post subject:

Hello

Thank you all for being nice, I was a tad nervous introducing myself but it has been lovely so far

I just cannot do Facebook, social media irks me, bar twitter, sort of.

So is anyone going to the concert?

Do you mind me asking how you got into The Specials? Was you around at the time? They woke my life up a bit to be honest

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:38 am

kennybaconSpecial

Joined: 04 May 2009Posts: 833
Location: Barrow

Post subject:

I think I was hooked just from hearing Gangsters on the radio as a 10 or 11 year old in 79' - it just stood out from most of the other stuff at the time, then followed more two tone releases from The Specials and the other Ska bands of the time and that was it. Thirty five years later and still love it.

I have been on the last three tours, but not going this time around. Just been to see The Beat, The Selecter and Bad Manners at the Leeds fest, so that's probably my live ska fix for this year._________________Bernie Rhodes Knows - Dont Argue

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:36 am

purpleheartsRudie

Joined: 04 Aug 2014Posts: 5
Location: United Kingdom

Post subject:

Gah, I so should of been born earlier so I could been around in the 70's/80's, I was made for it! Bet that was amazing though, when they first came out and had a massive buzz. I'm obsessed with all things 1980's > backwards.

I came across The Specials on a 1977 TOTP I recorded 1/2 years ago and saw Gangsters and it blew my mind The sort of 'fuck you' attitude rocks my boat. I am very sore I've missed out on all these years of The Specials due to living under a rock but better late than never,

I love that The Selecter and Bad Manners are still going, this music I prefer over crap being released today, bar a few. Silly question, but are the tours amazing? I already know they will be, but in order to make myself feel better for missing out, I've just downloaded their convert they done in 1980 in Japan(?) I think, so I'll be enjoying this. Hope you don't mind me asking, I am an ant-eater for all info on the past decades

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:43 am

ShanSite Admin

Joined: 13 Mar 2003Posts: 10804
Location: UK

Post subject:

We post, we watch, we lurk Lol!! Welcome _________________"The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind."

Posted:
Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:13 pm

purpleheartsRudie

Joined: 04 Aug 2014Posts: 5
Location: United Kingdom

Post subject:

purplehearts wrote:

Gah, I so should of been born earlier so I could been around in the 70's/80's, I was made for it! Bet that was amazing though, when they first came out and had a massive buzz. I'm obsessed with all things 1980's > backwards.

I came across The Specials on a 1977 TOTP I recorded 1/2 years ago and saw Gangsters and it blew my mind The sort of 'fuck you' attitude rocks my boat. I am very sore I've missed out on all these years of The Specials due to living under a rock but better late than never,

I love that The Selecter and Bad Manners are still going, this music I prefer over crap being released today, bar a few. Silly question, but are the tours amazing? I already know they will be, but in order to make myself feel better for missing out, I've just downloaded their convert they done in 1980 in Japan(?) I think, so I'll be enjoying this. Hope you don't mind me asking, I am an ant-eater for all info on the past decades

*I meant 1979.

Posted:
Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:52 am

AllyToo Hot

Joined: 17 Feb 2009Posts: 4274
Location: DUNDEE

Post subject:

Hi._________________One day they will know
We don't need 'em no more

Posted:
Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:03 pm

madness12Gangster

Joined: 02 Aug 2012Posts: 302
Location: Birmingham,England.

Post subject:

Welcome..._________________The rude boy returns....

Posted:
Mon Feb 09, 2015 3:15 pm

StevieBSpecial

Joined: 18 Mar 2010Posts: 990
Location: Up north

Post subject:

Hello and welcome to the forum _________________Can you hear them talking about us
telling lies, is that a surprise